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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D791) 

H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ‘‘An Act to 

authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for 

public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant 

of long-term leases’’, approved August 9, 1955, to 

provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases 

without prior express approval from the Secretary of 

the Interior. Signed on July 30, 2012. (Public Law 

112–151) 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, 

AUGUST 2, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup 

proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 

Department of Defense and the Legislative Branch, 10:30 

a.m., SD–106. 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 

hold hearings to examine the tri-party repo market, focusing on the remaining challenges, 9 a.m., SD–538. 

Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider an 

original bill entitled, ‘‘The Family and Business Tax Cut 

Certainty Act of 2012’’, 10 a.m., SD–215. 

Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 

S. 225, to permit the disclosure of certain information for 

the purpose of missing child investigations, S.J. Res. 44, 

granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 

Understanding, S. 645, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background 

check system, and the nominations of Thomas M. 

Durkin, to be United States District Judge for the 

Northern District of Illinois, and Jon S. Tigar, and William H. Orrick, III, of the District of Columbia, both to 

be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, 10 a.m., SD–226. 

Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 

examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. 

House 

Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight 

and Investigations, hearing on Afghan National Security 

Forces: Afghan Corruption and the Development of an 

Effective Fighting Force, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ‘‘The American Energy 

Initiative’’, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and 

Trade, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission’’, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. 

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing entitled 

‘‘Sound Money: Parallel Currencies and the Roadmap to 

Monetary Freedom’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled 

‘‘The State Department’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications: Mission, Operations, and Impact’’, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. 

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 997, the ‘‘English Language 

Unity Act of 2011’’, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. 

Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing 

entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Actions, Independence and Accountability of the Acting Inspector General of the Department of the Interior’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. 

Subcommittee on National Park, Forests and Public 

Lands, hearing entitled ‘‘Concession Contract Issues for 

Outfitters, Guides and Smaller Concessions’’, 2 p.m., 

1334 Longworth. 

Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 

hearing entitled ‘‘Indian lands: exploring resolutions to 

disputes concerning Indian tribes, state and local governments, and private landowners over land use and development’’, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘IRS: Enforcing ObamaCare’s 

New Rules and Taxes’’, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘A Review of Amtrak Operations, Part I: Mismanagement of Food and Beverage 

Services’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity; and Subcommittee on Oversight and 

Investigations, joint hearing entitled ‘‘Odyssey of the 

CVE’’, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon. 


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* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 92 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 

281 reports have been filed in the House. 

** Proceedings on Roll Call No. 327 were vacated by unanimous consent. 

Re ́sume ́ of Congressional Activity 

FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS 

The first table gives a comprehensive re ́sume ́ of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. 

The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation. 

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY 

January 3 through July 31, 2012 

Senate House Total 

Days in session .................................... 98 99 . . 

Time in session ................................... 646 hrs., 3′ 541 hrs., 14′ . . 

Congressional Record: 

Pages of proceedings ................... 5,803 5,526 . . 

Extensions of Remarks ................ . . 1,368 . . 

Public bills enacted into law ............... 14 47 61 

Private bills enacted into law .............. . . . . . . 

Bills in conference ............................... . . . . . . 

Measures passed, total ......................... 233 252 . . 

Senate bills .................................. 33 17 . . 

House bills .................................. 50 162 . . 

Senate joint resolutions ............... . . . . . . 

House joint resolutions ............... . . 1 . . 

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 7 5 . . 

House concurrent resolutions ...... 11 12 . . 

Simple resolutions ....................... 132 55 . . 

Measures reported, total ...................... *140 *253 393 

Senate bills .................................. 100 10 . . 

House bills .................................. 24 202 . . 

Senate joint resolutions ............... . . . . . . 

House joint resolutions ............... . . . . . . 

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... . . . . . . 

House concurrent resolutions ...... . . 2 . . 

Simple resolutions ....................... 16 39 . . 

Special reports ..................................... 5 25 . . 

Conference reports ............................... 3 3 . . 

Measures pending on calendar ............. 345 95 . . 

Measures introduced, total .................. 1,652 2,781 4,433 

Bills ............................................. 1,433 2,481 . . 

Joint resolutions .......................... 15 19 . . 

Concurrent resolutions ................ 21 40 . . 

Simple resolutions ....................... 183 241 . . 

Quorum calls ....................................... . . 1 . . 

Yea-and-nay votes ............................... 186 169 . . 

Recorded votes .................................... . . **368 . . 

Bills vetoed ......................................... . . . . . . 

Vetoes overridden ................................ . . . . . . 

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS 

January 3 through July 31, 2012 

Civilian nominations, totaling 352 (including 188 nominations carried 

over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 176 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 160 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 16 

Other Civilian Nominations, totaling 3764 (including 167 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 1,130 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 2,631 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 3 

Air Force nominations, totaling 5,574 (including 295 nominations 

carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 2,129 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 3,624 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 1 

Army nominations, totaling 4,422 (including 16 nominations carried 

over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 4,411 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 10 

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 1 

Navy nominations, totaling 1,818 (including 1 nominations carried 

over from the First Session), disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 1,816 

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 2 

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1310, disposed of as follows: 

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 1,310 

Summary 

Total nominations carried over from the First Session ........................... 667 

Total nominations received this Session ................................................ 16,753 

Total confirmed ..................................................................................... 10,972 

Total unconfirmed ................................................................................. 6,427 

Total withdrawn .................................................................................... 21 


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